Let's be honest, the story is so cringe at my preference. However, I would like to set my opinion that this drama has been actually shown as the critic of the genre and trope itself.

Look at how the character rebels at their set-up, mocking the writer. I think it's quite funny and interesting that the 'work' would even like to protest the lack of decency in their life, let alone the writer. In that sense though, I like it. However, I don't think this drama itself own something extra to make the story a little different from their set-up. I argue about this matter due to feel that this drama lack something when it about to end. The problem seem to cycle around Danoh's sickness only to make something major -like critical illness- suddenly gone. Hm, that sounds rush-y don't you think so?

And so many tears...I wonder why it brings me to be less sympathetic with them or it is just the type of it? I like some cheesy lines though, and unexpected character development, like what happened in Juda's case. GOD OH NAMJU. I WANT TO SCREAM AT HIM. Geez, he is the ultimate star in this cheesiness, haha.

All and all, kudos for the acting especially for Kim Hyeyoon. Such a heavy task to own so many faces and expression. Good job!

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Push and Pull of Disturbing Relationship and One in a Million Company

First, Start Up's first look brings its theme: to make people believe and fight for their dream. Start-Up talks about youth's passion for participating in changing lifestyle through their fresh ideas in the digital company. In a way, some parts from this drama support the purpose, but just like another 'feel-good' drama, there is much more comfort zone portrayed in the story: the 'luckiness' and comfortable environment.

This drama's problem is that it feels confused about distributing the plot's ratio between romance and a slice of life about business and economic values. Also, maybe I can be too analytical and pessimistic, but the main character has convinced me it's a toxic relationship. The closure doesn't convince me otherwise enough.

I'll point one of the biggest reasons I think so. During the conflict with his father, Nam Dosan said that he doesn't want to be his trophy and pride, making him feel obligated to meet certain expectations. Clearly, what happened in their family is quite bad. No freedom for Dosan to think of himself since he won the Math Olympiad. However, he said the same line to Dalmi. The reason is that he feels good about Dalmi to boast about him? Why? Is it because he loves her? Doesn't he think it would turn out worse since family love and relationship one are different? Whoa, I am disappointed.

As for Han Jipyeong, I think he makes such a strong impression that everybody has second lead syndrome now. I don't know what to comment about him. I really think his relationship with Grandma is really precious and makes the drama heartwarming. Not everything is about money. I too, think, he is he rightful one to claim as Dalmi's love. However, most of the act in the present that comforts Dalmi at the moment is for Dosan so fair enough. Jipyeong would always be Dalmi's first love right?

I am glad I finished this actually, I think I would drop it. Thanks for this drama, I get more glimpse of business and I can't wait to start mine, maybe?

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What triggers me to watch this is definitely IU, and to have her starring a four short movies (I prefer to call it short films) as different characters stunned me so. I would give review each!

1. Love Set
It's a weird tennis match. I thought that their moaning through every serve and the hit was intentional as if they are um...having sex, aha. I agree with the previous comment that says this. The plot for this one is really subtle, I have a hard time to make a closure with this plot. The two women are putting a bet on their own jealousy toward each other's advantage from the relationship with one man. Confronting dominant towards each other, put their ego on a battle.

2. Collector
I love this one. This story told in two dimensions, real time and the man's portrayed feelings into its own scenery. IU as Eun is

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Queen of the Tears of Baek Hyunwoo, The Family and then the Audience

Progressing into love? Nope, put it in reverse. Queen of Tears starts with the intention of filling us into a swirl of being a third person in the middle of broken married relationship (marriage! right away! phew, I am not even started dating yet!) How to make a painful marriage ends? How to successfully cut ties with the family of your toxic wife as a lucky middle-class guy coming from the rural area? Surely, there is not many romance drama that started with falling out so quickly like this one.

With the thought of freedom is the only thing you want, I think Hyunwoo just put us being so empathetic with him so quick. Surely, shoved with how unlikeable Haein's family is and how they are so so so rich draws this huge gap that we are on his side quickly. That until we started to see that both of the characters sharing the same quality, also until we shared the common enemies.

I root for the main characters as time grows because the direction of the drama is really good. We are given the reasons to approve Hyunwoo idea's of divorce but then also realize that the key is only to revive the communication and terms between them. Anyway, isn't it natural to losing 'sparks' after all that love is not exercised? What starts to begin as enduring divorce as Haein heals has become how to revive both Haein's health and as well as the romance. One strong point this drama has is also how the side characters are charming and we all can see the growth of them making the happy ending are relieving news broadcasted through TV (literally.) At some points, it gives me as the audience that I am following a big gossip through infotainment (with the spices and hint from people inside.)

My friend told me that the making of Queen of Tears has exceeded many years that some of parts are not relevant to the present. I can see the similarity Queen of Tears shared with the common soap operas in my country that 1.) The family is really rich, it quite gives the boring idea that they do not have any struggles until they are being tricked into crime and lose all of their assets, 2.) The erasure of villains as conclusions and how black and white the characters seems. And so it has become my disturbance that Hyunwoo is so clean at the end. He has been abused, overworked (but I don't think he's underpaid), restricted from his rights, put in jail, almost get in attempted murder and HIT BY A FREAKING CAR yet his only concern is to live with the love of his life. I think it is given that way to par with Haein's incurable tumor, being lied to and tricked to lose everything he has worked hard for, wait also being kidnapped by a sicko obsessed guy...probably it was necessary to ripped all over their walls like that to see that they only need more time to be together to understand their love and fix how being a family was...but still I think it is not fair compared to Eunsong who we only known his motive was growing from being a traumatized child and ended up being so evil (alongside with his mother who we know so little the background of.) The weight of black and white this story has somehow leads to happy ending we expected but we need to get through to sooo many circling ways. The focus change in the drama is good as it expands to discovering many conflicts for character buildings but I think this drama could have less episode while making use of the characters background a little more.

Despite knowing how hyperbolic sometimes the plot is, Queen of Tears has offered something so good to experience, and that is to love and being loved is trully the most important thing in life.

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